Hat-protector.



P. & J. VEL'ARDO.

HAT PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED Nov.1o, 191s.

1,1 06,527. Patented Aug. 11, 1914,

me/Mons Paul Delaroo, Jaim Delarue,

iena? PAUL VEL HAT-PROTECTR.

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Explication llei November 10, 1913. erlal ite. 800,655

, To all Iwhom 'it may concern vBe it known that we, PAUL VELArDo andJOHN VELARoo, citizens of the United States of America, residing atSomerville and Boston,` respectively, in the counties or Middle-` sexand Suli'ollr, respectively, and Statevoit Massachusetts, have inventedcertain new and useful ImprovementsV in Hat-Protectors, of which thefollowing is a specilication.

lThis invention relates, to hat protectors and has for its object theprovision of an improved device of this character constructed in suchmanner that it' may be very quickly and easily applied to the, hat it isdesired to protect and one that may be very economically manufactured.

lt' is afurther object of the invention to provide in a commercialarticle'of this nature,-such a structure that the hat protector l tectorremovedfrero the range of `sizes so will readily adaptitselt to hats ofa wide that the necessity for providing' a large number of sizes of thehat protectors will be avoided.

Further objects and advantages oi the invention will be set forth in'the detailed description which now follows:

In the accompanying drawing,

invention' applied thereto, and Figal @is a sidle View .of the proat.Like numerals.' designate corresponding# parts in both of the figures ofthe drawing. Referring to the drawing, 5 designates the crown and 6 thebrim of astraw hat of ordinary construction. thin rubber of the' lldarnlrubber and when in use, completely covers the outer sides of the crownand brim as shown in Fig. l. The Weather-proof covering thus formedcomprises a top member 7, side Walls 8, 'and a brim embracing portion 9.At the terminal edge of the brim embracing portion, a pocket 10 '1sformed by folding the material upon itself and in this ocket alongitudinally elastic cord 12 is located. This cord may be endlessthough preferably its ends are tied together to render it longitudinallyadjustable for the purposes hereinafter set forth. A separate strip ofmaterial indicated4 juncture of side walls portion 9, and forms a 8 andbrim embracing pocket in which a lon- Figure lis a sectional viewf of ahat lhaving a pro-v tector embodying the The protector isrmade of kindcommonly lrnoivn as at 13 is secured at the gitudinally elastic' cord i4has a seating. This cord like cord l2 may be endlesstliough preerablf.Jits ends are tied tooether to ten-- der it longitudinally adjustaba.

A., hat protector constructed as herein shown .and described will snuglyand neatlf lithats oic varying sizes. y

We are aware ot' the fact that it has here torore been proposed toprovidehat pro tectors of elastic material having' longitndi nallyelastic, enlarged portions at their edges and at the juncture et thebrim and crown et the hat. 'We are also'aware ofthe fact .that it hasheretofore been proposed to prov1de .a non-elastic draw cord in a,pocket formed in the brim engaging edge et the protector. @ur inventiongoes materially farther than this, however, in providing` sep arate,longitudinally 'elastic cords at bothof these points by virtue or' whichstructnre,.

special machinery is not necessary .in the manufacture and the devices4maybe more cheaply and more readily made.- lin-addition to this, a widerange of adjustment to lit hats of varyinf sizes and 'dilierent widthsof brim is provided.

From the foregoing description, itwill be seen that simple and edicientmeans are herein provided for accomplishing the objects of theinvention, but WhileV the elements shown and described are well adapted'to servethe purposes for which they are intended, it is to beunderstood that their vention is not limited to the-precise constructionset forth, but includes lWithin its' pur- View such changes as may bemade Within the .scope of the appended claims.`

Having described our invention,Y whatwe claim is:

`l. lli hat protector formed a thin,

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highly elastic vmaterial of such amplitude as l vto embrace both thecrown and the brim of a hat, a longitudinally extending, continuonspocket formed at the juncture of the crown embracing portion withportion, a continuous longitudinally extending pocket formed at the edgeof the brim embracing portion, and longitudinally elas tic cords seatedin said pockets.

2. A hat protector formed of a thin, highly elastic material of suchamplitude as to embrace both the crown and the brim of -a hat, alongitudinally extending, continu-- the brim embracing will ous pocketformed at the juncture of the crown embracing pori-ion with the brimembracing portion, a, continuous longitudinally .extending pocket formedai the edge of the 5 brim embmcin portion, longitudinally elastic cordssente in said pockets, and means for ajusting the length of saidlnngtuflimadly elaste cor.

In testimony whereof We aix our signatures m presence of two wxtnesses.

PAUL VELARDO. JOHN VELARDO.

Witnesses:

MILAN F. STEVENS, WM. W. Rmb.

